Neck-yoke.



G. A. BULLES.

NECK YOKB.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11, 1909.

965,153. N Patented July 26, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. BULLES, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS.

NECK-YOKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BULLns, citizen of the United States,residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Yokes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in neck yokes and similar devicesand espe cially in the means for attaching same to vehicle poles orother parts of the draft appliances of vehicles.

The especial object of the improvements which form the subject matter ofthis application for patent is to provide a neck yoke which can bequickly and easily applied to a pole, and which will have the desiredflexibility without the objections common to neck yokes where they aresupportedfrom a single point midway their ends.

A further object is to provide neck yoke attaching means which willafford a safe and secure attachment to the pole and in which the strainwill be distributed over a greater area of the pole than where theattachment is at a single point, and to provide such means that the neckyoke will be held in a horizontal position thus avoiding the tiltingwhich is characteristic of neck yokes that are supported on the pole bya single ring or link.

Having these and other objects of general utility in view, I haveproduced the neck yoke shown in the preferred form in the accompanyingdrawing which forms a part of this application and contains thefollowing briefly described figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a neck yoke constructed according toone embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a view partly in section ofthe middle portion of the neck yoke showing the attaching links inoperating position to receive a pole; Fig. 3 is a cross-section on theline 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of themiddle portion of the neck yoke showing the links in their inoperativeposition.

Referring to the details of the drawings the neck yoke 5 is shown asprovided with the end thimble 6 to receive the usual breast straps and 7represents a sleeve of suitable Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. November 11, 1909.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Serial No. 527,417.

metal which surrounds the middle portion of the neck yoke to reinforceor strengthen same. This sleeve is provided with holes in its under sideand near its end to receive the screw eyes 8 which enter the neck yokeproper as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. Inserted in each of the eyes 8 isan elongated link formed with a narrow or contracted neck 9 and anexpanded or cylindrical portion 10. These links are slightly bent so asto lie closely together when overlapped and when thus assembled togetherform a co1nplete circular opening 11 which is adapted to receive thepole or other device which may be inserted therein.

WVhen the links are not in use or operative engagement with a pole theywill fall apart by gravity as indicated in Fig. 4 but when together andencircling the vehicle pole they will form braces for each other whichwill tend to prevent the side motion of the neck yoke except to alimited degree. It will also be apparent that the pole cannot moveupwardly relative to the neck yoke or the latter downwardly relative tothe pole. Inasmuch as the weight of the pole is distributed at twopoints on the neck yoke instead of at one point as is customary indevices of this kind, it will be apparent there will be less liabilityof the neck yoke breaking.

Other advantages incident to this construction will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art and need not be mentioned in detail. It will beapparent also that other means than the eyes 8 may be resorted to forattaching the links to the neck yoke or sleeve 7 such modificationsbeing clearly within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toobtain by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a neck yoke, a pair of attaching links, eachhaving portions adapted to receive a vehicle tongue and said portions soarranged as to register and form a ring completely embracing said pole.

2. In combination with a neck yoke, two elongated links connected withthe neck yoke at spaced intervals, each of said links having a portionadapted to receive a vehicle pole and said portions of both linksadapted to register when assembled and form a complete ring to receivethe vehicle pole.

3. In combination With a neck yoke, a pair of links swingingly connectedWith said neck yoke and spaced apart at their points of connection eachof said links having a portion adapted to receive a vehicle pole andsaid links adapted when assembled to have said pole receiving portionsoverlie each 10 other and form a complete ring to receive the vehiclepole.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signa ture in the presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE A. BULLES. Vitnesses HARRY J. SHIELDS, I. HENRY LUDWIG.

